How the European elections will shake up domestic politics
It’s not all about Brexit
IT WILL TAKE weeks for the results of the European elections to take effect; the parliament does not convene until July. But in some countries events moved swiftly. Within days of the vote a chancellor was forced from office, a snap election called, a de facto leader sent to prison and some party chiefs left fighting to survive.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Winners and losers”
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